Oral History Interview with Marvin Russell, May 17, 2005
Description:
Transcript of an oral interview with Marvin Russell. Russell, who graduated with a petroleum engineering degree from the University of Houston, describes his role in the testing of fuel used in the Pacific and in North Africa during the war. He discusses the homefront, including the politics of war, rationing, the Japanese American internment, the use of the atomic bomb, and the reaction to the end of the war. There is also a brief comparison of World War II and the Iraq War. After the war, Rus…
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Date:
May 17, 2005
Duration:
34 minutes 11 seconds
Creator:
Russell, Marvin
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation